High mortality among fishermen along the beaches of lake Victoria: secondary analysis of evidence from a randomized control trial to promote HIV testing and services uptake in Siaya County, Kenya
The causes of death were varied, underscoring the need for a multi-disease approach to address the health risks in high-risk occupations like fishing. Since HIV is one of several significant health threats to fishermen, efforts to end HIV must also address other life-threatening conditions.
Authors
- Edwin D. Charlebois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-2119)
- Lila A. Sheira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1831-8506)
- Zachary Kwena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-5084)
- Carol S. Camlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-1164)
- Benard Ayieko
- Kawango Agot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-8950)
- Harsha Thirumurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3308-7603)
- Phoebe Olugo
- Jayne Lewis Kulzer
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Impact Research and Development Organization (KE)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22830-0
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Institute of Mental Health